diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b74226526..8bf7a9a28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Grab the latest nightly build from the [repository](http://oss.sonatype.org/cont
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
   <artifactId>elasticsearch-hadoop</artifactId>
-  <version>7.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>7.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/esh-version.properties b/buildSrc/esh-version.properties
index 0dedf9fae..81ad3f654 100644
--- a/buildSrc/esh-version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/esh-version.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-eshadoop        = 7.7.0
-elasticsearch   = 7.7.0
-build-tools     = 7.7.0
+eshadoop        = 7.7.1
+elasticsearch   = 7.7.1
+build-tools     = 7.7.1